| Deposit ID | 10283880 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M004525 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0040150220 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Moss Mine |
| Related records | 10027926 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.44751, 35.09972 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 658 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mohave(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Oatman(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Davis Dam(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Havasu-Mohave Lakes(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Mohave |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 020 N | 020 W | 19 | NWSWSE | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Chrysocolla | Unknown |
| Gold | Unknown |
| Marcasite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Wulfenite | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -114.44751, 35.09972 |
|---|
| Strike | N80W | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 70S | ||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 67M | ||||||||||||||
| Length | 1609M | ||||||||||||||
| Width | 30M | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1864 |
| Year of first production | 1864 |
| District name | San Francisco District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lloyd Moss |
| Home office | Arizona |
| Year | 1974 |
| Year | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Period | -1909 |
| Description | $500,000 Prior To 1909. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040150220 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M004525 | MAS references MRDS |
NIEMUTH, N.J. ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986. AZ
DEP. MINES AND MINER. RESOUR., REP. D-29(87), 1987, 46 PP.
USGS 7 1/2 OATMAN MAP
HOUSEHOLDER MAP (ADMR)
BLM DISTRICT MAP
ARIZ.DEPT.MINERAL RES. MOHAVE CARD FILE
RANSOME,F.L.,USGS BULL.743,P46-48
SCHRADER,F.C.,USGS BULL 397,P170-172,43
ADMR MOSS MINE-MINE FILE
CUNNINGHAM&BUTLER,AZBM BULL 137,P94
LAUSEN,C,AZBM BULL 131,P113-115,9,12,44-45,52,60,74,84-85,
SCHRADER,F.C.,AIME TRANS.,1917,P208,226
GARDNER,E.D.,IC6901,P39
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE MINING DISTRICT IS ALSO KNOWN AS OATMAN. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 17-SEP-91 | ADMR | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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